Jon Ossoff

Thomas Jonathan "Jon" Ossoff (16 February 1987-) is an American filmmaker and congressional aide who was the Democratic candidate during the Georgia 6th congressional district election in 2017.

Biography
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on 16 February 1987, the son of a Jewish father and an Australian immigrant mother. Ossoff earned a bachelor's degree in the George Washington University School of Foreign Service in 2009, and he earned his Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics in 2013. Ossoff became a national security staffer and an aide to representative Hank Johnson (D-GA), and he later became CEO of Insight TWI and a documentary film producer. In 2017, he ran as the Democratic Party's candidate during the special election in the 6th congressional district of Georgia, running against Republican Party candidate Karen Handel. He beat all rival candidates in the polls, and early polls showed him winning with 73% of the vote.